CBU vs GCU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

CBU is a private (not-for-profit) and GCU is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CBU has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,720) than GCU ($17,263).
It is harder to admit to GCU than CBU.
GCU has more students with 101,816 students while CBU has 11,495 students.
CBU has a lower number of students per faculty with 18 to 1 while GCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
GCU has more full-time faculties with 461 faculties while CBU has 347 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - California Baptist University and Grand Canyon University.

CBU	vs.	GCU
Riverside, California	Location	Phoenix, Arizona
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$39,720	2024 Tuition & Fees	$17,263
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$19,418	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,183

74.00 %	Acceptance Rates	60.00 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,105
-	ACT Score	21
63 %	Graduation Rate	45 %
23 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
73 %	Retention Rate	70 %
11,495	Student Population	101,816
347	Number of Faculties	461
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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CBU vs GCU

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